If you are old enough to remember the 1960's San Jose Group named People, you may recall they had a hit single with their recording of The Zombies song "I Love You". People had two lead singers, one of them named Larry Norman. After leaving People (my teen combo opened for the Larry Norman-less People in the summer of '69, at The Coconut Grove Ballroom on the Santa Cruz boardwalk), Larry embarked on a solo career as a Christian singer/songwriter, putting out out many albums for the emerging Contemporary Christian market. I saw him live in The Paramount Theater in Portland Oregon in 1978 (ironically, not long after having seen AC/DC in the same theater ;-), to a packed and enthralled audience.
Tourniquet, bloodgood, mass, deliverance, stryper, couple other Christian bands.
All these bands will. Get you fired up.
would visit my cousin in Tampa area as a kid, very religious family, he is,now a chaplain for the,military. Turned me onto Christian rock, and when I discovered Christ rock, loved it.
would play for friends at parties, if they hadn’t heard specific lyrics,, they would never know it was Christ rock!
Great stuff!
if it jams, it’s good, the earlier metal with the Satan references, smart managers, band members, it was a gimmick, and it worked, hooked me early. On with Mercyful fate, bathory,venom, I remember seeing venoms welcome to hell in my record shoppe, the gold pentagram, name of the songs, it hooked me, as I was looking for heavier and faster, priest, kiss, Saxon, while I absolutely love them, I was looking for heavier, hit the flea market as a youngin, with my dad, found this one seller who had import cassettes, Motörhead, Raven, spartan,warrior, crossfire , Belgian metal, great stuff! Went there every Sunday post church breakfast.
anyway, there is an ocean of killer metal. With Christian overtones, it’s ironic,….yes, but if the other bands sing,about Lucifer,etc etc,…..why not positive lyrics, and Jesus. Great stuff!
still love strypers “the way” written by oz fox!
tourniquet, is great, deliverance absolutely,smokes!
Chris Lizotte's Signal Hill Revival album is a good listen. Marc Ford of The Black Crowes fame handles the lead guitar work. Down At Your Feet is one of my favourite all time tunes. BTW Chris Lizzotte is a pastor from Southern Cal. I think this album came out in 2008. A great listen!
While most of you have never heard this song, it's been my favorite for years, "The Song" by the Dan Burgess Singers. Heard it on a Christian radio station, and found it on cassette and later transferred to cd.
Although I am not averse to religious music, per se, the only sort of religious music I can listen to, for purely musical reasons, are Indian devotionals, called Bhajan.
Although I am not averse to religious music, per se, the only sort of religious music I can listen to, for purely musical reasons, are Indian devotionals, called Bhajan.
@jond- You are right - I am a JGB fan too, and went to loads of their shows here in San Francisco, and Jerry always liked to do the occasional soulful or spiritual number; he played 'My Brothers and Sisters' at every show during the late 80's and 90's, I think. I did realize the religious connotations, of course, just didn't pay that part no nevermind! And of course there were also a lot of soul/r&b songs with some religious stuff in 'em.
@larsmanIt's a good bet you've listened to plenty of religious music and just not realized the religious connotations. Which I pretty much ignore being secular but still love the music.
I saw THE GOSPEL AT COLONUS on PBS, then on Broadway. I've never recovered from it. Always loved gospel music, and this is the top of the mountain of Gospel:
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